JOHN ABRAM ADAMS,b-1798,Anderson,SC

Searching for ties to Anderson, SC and my 3G-G.father's family. He was JOHN ABRAM ADAMS, b-1798 in Anderson, SC (according to my grandmother ADAMS family BIBLE). His father might've been WILLIAM ADAMS (ADDAMS?) on the ABBEVILLE DIST. census of 1790 & 1800.

This is confusing because Anderson, SC is in ANDERSON Co. today...Does anyone know if it was ever in ABBEVILLE Dist. ?